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OSHA Injury Report: DES MOINES Plant_1441091

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at DES MOINES Plant_1441091 in DES MOINES, IA 50318 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mAIL HANDLER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Establishment
DES MOINES Plant_1441091
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
1165 2ND AVE
City
DES MOINES
State
IA
ZIP
50318
On-site location
Outgoing parcel post primary
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6
Days restricted or transferred
12

Driving a tug moving mail

Mail [REDACTED] reported that his wrist on his right hand got twisted while driving a tug. Driving forward the steering wheel stuck his hand [REDACTED]. He felt the pain and thought that it may fade away after a few days.

Wrist-Right- Sprain Strain Twist

turning steering wheel

strain right wrist when steering wheel jerked while driving tug.

Job description
MAIL HANDLER
SOC code
43-5051 — Postal Service Clerks
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
548
Total hours worked
944764
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212531
Employer case #
215619
Date of incident
Shift started
2:01:00.000
Time of incident
22:01:00.000
Submitted
02MAR24:14:24:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.